Chapter 39: Busy Day & Eminent Battle.

Leo drove back to his home and as soon as he came inside the living room, he found Snow sitting on the couch while Lily was playing the piano. It was a serene scene and he did not wish to disturb it by abrupt entry.

The young man leaned against the wall of the entry corridor and took a deep breath as he watched the entire scene play before his eyes patiently. As Lily stopped playing the piano, Snow clapped and said, "Leo, don’t you have any tips for your daughter?"

Leo raised his brow and asked, "When did you find out about me?"

Snow smiled and replied, "The moment your car entered the driveway. We have a digital guard system, remember?"

Leo smiled at his slip up and walked over to her, and Lily came running to him. The young man scooped up the little girl in his arms and said, "My baby is such a genius, she has mastered the seventh variation without my help."

Lily smiled and said, "My Baba is a good teacher."

Leo smiled and at this moment, the system pinged, ’Ping: Host, your daughter has acknowledged you as a good teacher. You have gained a teaching boost. As long as you personally teach any subject to your daughter, you would receive a hundred thousand ren, and secondly, your daughter’s knowledge retention potential has been improved by twenty percent permanently.’

This notification brought a smile to his face. The young man took a deep breath and said, "Well, thank you, my genius student. What else do you plan to do today now that you have finished playing piano?"

Lily thought for a bit and said, "I want to learn that spinning clay thing."

Leo chuckled and said, "Love, it is called the Potter’s wheel. Yes, after lunch, Baba will teach you."

Lily nodded and Snow said, "Princess Lily, can you now please take the shower that you promised?"

The little girl nodded and Leo put her down before she took off. Snow asked, "How did it go?"

Leo nodded and briefly narrated the situation that led them to the military administration and finally said, "From what Fragrance Optimus has told me, it will turn out in our favor."

Snow nodded and said, "Okay…"

As she was speaking, her face scrunched up. Leo knew that it was a cramp because of the periods. He stood up and went inside the kitchen, then looking around he could not find the hot water bag. He picked up his phone and ordered one hot water bag on an instant delivery application.

Then he went out and crouched before Snow, and held her hand. The cramp did not last long but the pain seemed to have drained her energy completely. Leo then placed one of his hands around her shoulders and the other under her legs before he picked her up in his arms. Snow was surprised by his strength. In her mind, Leo had yet to recover, but she was surprised how easily he picked her up.

She was about to ask him to put her down when Leo said, "Don’t worry, I am fine now. You don’t have any weight either."


Snow smiled and said, "Oh, really?"

Leo smiled and carried her back to their bedroom on the first floor. Then she placed her in the bed, and took off his coat as he lay down behind her and coiled his arm around her waist before he gave her belly rubs. Snow smiled faintly. Leo had always been this kind with her. He observed even the tiniest thing about her and made sure to do his best.

Thinking about it, she asked, "Leo, how can you always care so much?"

Leo hummed and replied while rubbing her belly, "You know in this world there are many people who wish to be cared for, who wish to be loved, yet despite all their efforts and sincerity, they cannot do anything for the ones they loved. Be it the fact that the person they love is unable to reciprocate their efforts, or any other circumstance. Not everyone is destined to find the ones they love. So considering that I am the lucky one, I should be caring toward the one who reciprocated my feelings, and fought against the circumstances, right?"

Snow thought about it and then she said, "I never thought it would be such a deep topic."

Leo smiled and wanted to talk more when Lily peeked in the room from the door and said, "Baba, can you dry Lily’s hair? I feel cold."

Leo stood up from the bed and said, "Yes, coming."

He turned to look at Snow who nodded, and the young man left the room to follow behind the little doll. Leo used the hair dryer and carefully dried her hair, and at the same time he used a comb to untangle them. The young man then tied her hair very nicely and a holographic panel appeared in his eyes. It was a point addition in his hair styling skill.

As soon as he finished combing her hair, the guard called on the intercom, asking if he had called for a delivery. Leo gave them an affirmation and after a few minutes, he collected the product from the front gate. Then he made a hot water pack for Snow, and gave it to her. The young lady thanked Leo before the young man went inside the kitchen to cook food.

The day was hectic, but he enjoyed it. Lily shuttled between the two people every few minutes, and her questions about different things left the couple between laughter and tears. After lunch, as promised, Leo picked up Lily and went to the garage where he started his streaming and said, "Hello, viewers, I apologize for not being present to stream these days. I had a few things to do. So today, we will teach Lily how to use the potter’s wheel."

The people cheered for Lily, and the little girl sat down on the stool, before Leo began to teach her how to center the clay ball, and then the process of coning. The boost kicked in and Lily understood his words much easily. Leo left her to practice and set up the dried sculptures inside the Kiln.

He came back and sat down behind her. Then he used his hands as support and taught her how to create a small vase. The process was smooth and steady, before it finished and Lily began to clap her muddy hands, cheering, "Baba, we made it! Haha, Lily made a vase! Lily made a vase!"

She began to hop around the garage while singing and clapping her hands. The young man smiled and then he said bye to the viewers before closing the stream channel. What he did not know was that his teaching boost applied to all the people, and not only Lily.

All the people who have been following his channel and learning various skills, were also gaining a lot and this increased Leo’s popularity among the people.

…

In the evening, after dinner, Leo was sitting in the garden of the villa. It was the first time that he was sitting here, and at this moment, his phone rang. He picked up the call, and it was Marco, the detective he had hired. At noon, he sent a text to the guy and asked him to contact.

Marco greeted, "Hello, old friend, how can I help you?"

The young man replied, "Echo Cardinal and Vincent Cardinal, I want their daily routines, shady work links, and everything negative about them in my grasp. If you can find me evidence of their bad nature, I will give you one million ren in bonus above your standard charge."

Marco was stunned and then he said, "You got it. Send me the details and I will get back to you within a week."

Leo nodded and sent the details. Then he leaned back in the wicker chair, as he began to skim through the companies owned by the Cardinals at the moment. This data was provided to him by Percie Hibiscal. The young man thought of the businesses they owned, and he used a pen to tick out the ones that were waste.

The young man took a deep breath and said, "These people sure know how to turn money into shit."

He picked up his phone again, and called Percie Hibiscal, before he said, "Percie, start buying the stocks for Cardinal Group. Do it in portions so as to not raise any alarms."

The lady nodded and did not ask why Leo wanted to do what he wanted to do. She had her own sources to do a background check on the identity of her young boss. The story shocked her, and it was so much that she was now impressed and trustful of Leo’s actions.

Then Leo called Keval Nyay and said, "Director Nyay, I would like to assign the firm with an issue. You can locate all the people who have suffered under the hands of the Cardinal Group. Be it a small matter, even if it is a guard that has been scolded by the Cardinals, gather them, and then prepare a lawsuit against the company and the owners under all and any charges that fit them. I will fund it personally, you do not have to think about resources."

Keval Nyay was shocked, but he agreed.

Leo was gazing at the stars when Snow came over and placed her hand over his shoulder, as she asked, "Are you ready?"

Leo nodded and said, "The swords are drawn, it is time to set the battlefield."

The long due battle between the Cardinals was about to begin, and it was just one of the many that would come his way.